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In an effort to find more animals their forever home more quickly, the Edmonton Humane Society is changing the way it adopts out pets. Starting this Friday, the EHS will be moving to a walk-in, in-person adoption process. Previously, the society’s adoption process was done through an online appointment-based approach. …
Read More »Ford promises ‘banner year’ for auto sector as focus shifts to EV spinoff jobs
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is promising 2024 will be a “banner year” for auto manufacturing investment in the province, as the government turns its attention to spinoff jobs from electric vehicles and battery manufacturing. On Monday morning, the premier said he was “really excited” about the future of the auto …
Read More »Ontario’s next cannabis frontier. Focus shifts to new rules and new cities
The beginning of 2024 has been a period of change for Ontario’s cannabis industry, still in its early years. New Year’s Day saw regulations introduced that doubled the number of stores an operator could run, with the cap shooting up from 75 to 150. The change shocked many smaller cannabis …
Read More »Ontario to ban unpaid restaurant trial shifts; part of new labour law coming
TORONTO — Ontario is planning to explicitly ban unpaid trial shifts for restaurant and hospitality workers, while also strengthening rules against deducting employee wages in the event of customer theft. The latest proposed changes are set to be announced today by Labour Minister David Piccini ahead of legislation expected to …
Read More »Victim identified in fatal fire on Furby Street, investigation shifts to homicide: WPS – Winnipeg
Winnipeg police identified a man who died in a fire over the weekend and his death is now being investigated as a homicide. Johnathen Joseph Tait, 33, was taken to the hospital in critical condition following a fire at 5:10 a.m. on Saturday. He later died as a result of …
Read More »Suburban real estate vulnerable if demand shifts post-pandemic, Bank of Canada warns
The gap between downtown real estate and houses in the suburbs narrowed significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, a development that may make markets outside big cities even more vulnerable to a slowdown. That’s one of the main takeaways from a recently released analysis by the Bank of Canada that looked at …
Read More »Biden shifts strategy as national vaccination rate continues to slow
Enlarge / US President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Covid-19 Coverage View more stories By July 4—two months from today—the Biden administration wants to have 70 percent of American adults vaccinated with at least one …
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